Course information
Chemistry
St Nicholas Catholic High School - Cheshire West and Chester
01606706000
Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1JW
Course summary

YEAR 1 Organic Chemistry - ‘Introduction to organic chemistry, alkanes and halogenoalkanes, alkenes, alcohols, organic analysis. Physical Chemistry - Atomic structure, amount of substance, bonding, energetics, kinetics, chemical equilibria & Le Chatelier’s principle and oxidation, reduction and redox Inorganic Chemistry - Periodicity, Group 2- the alkaline earth metals and Group 7 (17), the halogens YEAR 2 Organic Chemistry - Optical isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and esters, aromatic chemistry, amines, polymers, amino acids, proteins and DNA, organic synthesis, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and chromatography. Physical Chemistry - Thermodynamics, rate equations, equilibrium constant Kc, electrode potentials & electrochemical cells and acids & bases Inorganic Chemistry - Properties of period 3 elements and their oxides, transition metals and reactions of ions in aqueous solutions.

Entry requirements

GCSE Chemistry Grade 5 or GCSE Combined Science both Grade 5 with a Grade 5 GCSE Mathematics.

How you'll be assessed

There will be three, two hour examinations covering the content and practical skills learned during the course.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityCheshire West and Chester
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressGreenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1JW